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  • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Most recently, I've primarily been using youtube to watch old episodes of Time Team, so no? But if you're talking about content that's specifically made for youtube, then yes probably except for all the DIY stuff. Crafty youtube is a lot of fun and I've learned a lot. I'd say the majority of how-tos I've watched have nothing political about them at all. Occasionally you'll run into someone who seems to have more of a political bent to their handicrafts, either in a "reject modernity, return to handicrafts" way or a "reject capitalism, return to handicrafts" way, but mostly it's just some nice lady teaching me how to make a chevron patterned blanket.

    PSA: If, like me, crochet patterns just look like unintelligible strings of numbers and letters to you even though you technically know how to read them but you'd like to branch out to more complex designs and stiches, youtube has got you covered! It seriously was some kind of revelation for me when I realized that I could learn off of youtube instead of trying to decipher confusing strings of letters and numbers in a pattern book. I also learned how to rewire a lamp there, which I was semi-scared to do for fear of electrocuting myself/setting my home on fire. But I've been using the lamp just about daily and I haven't died yet!

      • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        It's fun and very satisfying! You can often get some supplies second hand, and if you have to buy from a store, Michael's and JoAnn ALWAYS have coupons. They're usually one per transaction, but you can just go back and buy your supplies piece by piece if you're patient. The only way this can get you into trouble is with dye lots if you need more than one skein of yarn in the same color, but if you check the dye lots that they have on hand and buy the one there's the largest number of, you're probably OK unless you get unlucky and someone else starts a big project at the same time. It's also very fun to give your finished projects away, and to teach others. I started teaching a couple friends and their kids how to embroider this summer, and it was really satisfying to share a skill my mom taught me when I was a kid.